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| Great Waves: Chinese Themes in the Arts of Korea and Japan |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Online presentation of a 2003 exhibition that "explores how Chinese pictorial themes—Buddhist iconography, landscape imagery, flower and bird subjects, and figural narratives—were selectively adopted and reinterpreted by native artists in Korea and Japan." With images of 16 related artworks dating from the 10th to the 18th century.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2003/great-waves | |
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| The Japanese Blade: Technology and Manufacture |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Discusses two important techniques of traditional Japanese sword-making -- kitae (forging the blade) and yaki-ire (hardening the edge). With 5 related art objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm | |
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| Japanese Incense |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief look at the history of incense in Japan: "Incense wood was recorded for the first time in Japan in 595, during the reign of Empress Suiko. Not long before that date, in the mid-sixth century, Buddhism had been introduced into Japan from the continent, and along with Buddhist images and sutras, incense and its implements were also imported." With 13 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jinc/hd_jinc.htm | |
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| Lacquerware of East Asia |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to East Asian lacquerware. Discusses production methods, as well as artistic techniques as they developed in China, Japan, and Korea, respectively. Includes a short glossary of decoration techniques. With 14 related artworks.
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum's content-rich website offers many options for exploring its online collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan art. Browse artworks by country/culture, time period, or subject area; or search for artworks and featured content for a specific country/culture or topic by using the Timeline website's search tool.
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| Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Art |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A discussion of seasonal imagery in Japanese art, with an emphasis on the importance of Shinto, Zen Buddhism, and poetry. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/seim/hd_seim.htm | |
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| The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Online presentation of a 2002-2003 exhibition. "The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection ... traces the evolution of Japanese calligraphy from the Nara period (710–784) through the 19th century." With images of 10 related artworks.
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